The Selfish Giant (2013)
A contemporary take on the Oscar Wilde fable, thirteen year old Arbor and Swifty are best friends for whom the joys of boyhood are almost nonexistent. They seek their fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal, leading to tragic consequences.
Primary Title
- The Selfish Giant
Date Broadcast
- Friday 9 October 2015
Release Year
- 2013
Start Time
- 15 : 25
Finish Time
- 16 : 55
Duration
- 90:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- A contemporary take on the Oscar Wilde fable, thirteen year old Arbor and Swifty are best friends for whom the joys of boyhood are almost nonexistent. They seek their fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal, leading to tragic consequences.
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900--Film adaptations
- Teenage boys--Drama
- Friendship--Drama
- Social acceptance--Drama
- Poverty--England--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain
Genres
- Drama
Contributors
- Clio Barnard (Director)
- Clio Barnard (Writer)
- Lila Rawlings (Writer)
- Conner Chapman (Actor)
- Shaun Thomas (Actor)
- Sean Gilder (Actor)
- Ralph Ineson (Actor)
- Lorraine Ashbourne (Actor)
- Ian Burfield (Actor)
- Steve Evets (Actor)
- Siobhan Finneran (Actor)
- Jamie Michie (Actor)
- Tracy O'Riordan (Producer)
- Mike Eley (Director of Photography)
- Nick Fenton (Editor)
- Helen Scott (Production Designer)
- Harry Escott (Composer)
- Moonspun Films (Production Unit)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (Production Unit)
- Film4 (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900--Film adaptations
- Teenage boys--Drama
- Friendship--Drama
- Social acceptance--Drama
- Poverty--England--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain